List of beaches in Puerto Rico

Some sources state there are close to 300[1] beaches in Puerto Rico, while other sources count up to 1,200.[2] Whatever the number, the Government of Puerto Rico officially recognized 248 of them.[3] In Puerto Rico there are 78 municipalities of which 44 have a coastline.

  – Indicates a Blue Flag beach[4]
  – Indicates camping area
  – Indicates diving or snorkeling area
  – Indicates scuba area
  – Indicates surfing area
  – Indicates lifeguards posted
  – Indicates fishing area
  – Indicates swimming area

Eastern region beaches

Source:[5]

Luquillo

  • Luquillo Beach "La Monserrate",
    • Mar Sin Barreras (Wheelchair accessible section of "La Monserrate" Beach)
  • Surfing Beach "La Pared"
  • Playa Azul Beach

Culebra

  • Flamenco Beach
  • Brava Beach
  • Larga Beach
  • Carlos Rosario Beach
  • Luis Peña Beach
  • Punta Soldado Beach
  • Resaca Beach
  • Zoni Beach
  • Tortuga Beach
  • Tamarindo Beach
  • Sirena Beach

Vieques

  • Sun Bay Beach
  • Playa Negrita (Black Sand Beach)[6]
  • Barracuda (García) Beach
  • Caracas (Red) Beach
  • Esperanza Beach
  • Gallito Beach
  • Playa Grande Beach
  • La Chiva (Blue) Beach
  • La Plata Beach
  • Media Luna Beach
  • Navio Beach
  • Tapón (Hidden) Beach
  • Punta Arenas Beach
  • Natural Reserve Mosquito Bay
  • Rompeolas (Mosquito Pier)
  • Playuela Beach

Maunabo

  • Los Pinos
  • Los Bohios Beach
  • Punta Tuna Beach
  • Larga Beach

Naguabo

  • Tropical Beach
  • Húcares Beach

Yabucoa

  • Lucia Beach
  • Guayanes Beach
  • El Negro Beach

Others

Northern region beaches

Dorado

  • Sardinera Beach
  • Ritz-Carlton Reserve[7]

Toa Baja

  • Isla de Cabras Beach
  • Punta Salinas Beach

Carolina

  • Carolina Beach
  • Isla Verde Beach

Loiza

  • Vacia Talega Beach
  • Piñones Beach
  • Aviones Beach

Piñones

  • Aviones Beach
  • Posita Beach
  • Chatarra (Scrap Iron) Beach

San Juan

Manati

  • Los Tubos Beach
  • Mar Chiquita Beach, Manati
  • Tortuguero Beach, Manati

Barceloneta

  • Puerto de las Vacas Beach
  • Las Criollas

Camuy

  • Peñon Brusi Beach
  • Amador Beach
  • Puerto Hermina Beach

Others

Southern region beaches

Beaches in the Porta Caribe region:

Guayanilla

  • Ventana Beach[10]
  • Emajagua Beach
  • Tamarindo Beach[11]

Patillas

  • Guardarraya Beach
  • Inches Beach
  • Escondida Beach[12]
  • Punta Viento Beach[13]
  • Villa Pesquera Beach

Ponce

Main article: List of beaches in Ponce, Puerto Rico

Salinas

Santa Isabel

  • Santa Isabel Beach[20]
  • Jauca Beach
  • Playa Clavellina[21]

Others

Western region beaches

Beaches that belong to the region of Porta del Sol:

Quebradillas

  • Guajataca Beach

Isabela

  • Blue Hole Beach
  • La Pocita de Isabela
  • Golondrinas Cave Beach
  • Bajura Beach
  • Baño La Princesa & Blowhole Beach
  • Guajataca Beach
  • Jobos Beach
  • El Pastillo Beach
  • Montones Beach
  • Punta Sardinera Beach
  • Shacks Beach
  • Pozo Teodoro Beach
  • Middles Beach[23]

Aguadilla

  • Crash Boat Beach  
  • La Ponderosa Beach
  • La Poza Beach
  • La Saldinera Beach
  • Gas Chambers
  • Wilderness
  • Peña Blanca Beach
  • Schoolyards Beach[24]

Aguada

Rincon

Many of Rincon's beaches are frequented for surfing.[25]

Añasco

  • Balneario Tres Hermanos

Mayagüez

Cabo Rojo

Lajas

  • Playita Rosada
  • Cayo Caracoles
  • Cayo Mata la Gata
  • Cayo Enrique

Guánica

Source:[5]

  • Las Paldas
  • La Jungla
  • Playa Santa
  • Ballenas
  • Gilligan's Island
  • Atolladora Beach
  • Playa Manglillo Pequeño
  • Tamarindo Beach
  • Caña Gorda Beach
  • Jaboncillo Beach
  • Philipp Corcho Beach in Vieques
  • Palomino Island beach in Fajardo
  • Arecibo beach near the El Vigia lighthouse
  • Mona Island Beach
  • Crash Boat Beach in Aguadilla
  • Boquerón public beach
  • Esperanza Beach in Vieques
  • Isla Verde Beach
  • Sirena Beach
  • Punta Tuna Beach in Maunabo

See also

References

  1. ^ Government of Puerto Rico. Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Ley para establecer el programa para la promoción, protección y conservación de las playas aspirantes a la Bandera Azul. Puerto Rico House of Representatives. House Bill 3268. Law 173 of 12 August 2000.(Home → Biblioteca → Leyes → Ley para establecer el programa para la promoción, protección y conservación de las playas aspirantes a la Bandera Azul)
  2. ^ Las 1,200 playas de Puerto Rico. Primera Hora. 9 March 2015. 41 pages. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. ^ Plan de Uso de Terrenos de Puerto Rico: Perfil Regional - Region Sur. Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. Junta de Planificacion. Oficina del Plan de Uso de Terrenos. Borrador Preliminar. February 2006. Page 15. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Puerto Rico". Retrieved July 29, 2010.
  5. ^ a b "AnyWinery.com USA Nationwide Winery Index. The Go To source for locating Wineries and Winery Direct Deals in the US: Special Discounts, Offers and Coupons". travelandsports.com. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  6. ^ "Vieques Beaches". Vieques.com. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  7. ^ Rios, Jannette (July 22, 2010). "Ritz-Carlton puts on the Ritz with $231 million pact". Puerto Rico Daily Sun. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
  8. ^ "San Juan Puerto Rico". San Juan Puerto Rico. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  9. ^ "Hace mucho que el perro del Condado desapareció".
  10. ^ paco. "Un destino turístico con sabor y folclor". La Perla Del Sur. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  11. ^ Froomer's Puerto Rico. Eighth Edition. By Darwin Poter and Danforth Prince. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing. 2006.) Page 212. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
  12. ^ Patillas. Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
  13. ^ Playa Punta Viento.
  14. ^ Por algo le llaman 'El Edén del Caribe. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  15. ^ a b c d Periodico La Perla del Sur. El secreto paraíso del Caribe. By Carmen Cila Rodríguez. 14 October 2010. (Home > Gente > Portada Gente > El secreto paraíso del Caribe.)
  16. ^ Bandera azul para Caja de Muerto . El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  17. ^ a b c d e f Plan de Uso de Terrenos de Puerto Rico: Perfil Regional - Region Sur. (Borrador Preliminar.) Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. Junta de Planificacion. Oficina del Plan de Uso de Terrenos. San Juan, Puerto Rico. February 2006. Page 15. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  18. ^ Salinas: un destino completo y pintoresco. By Damarich Calvo Almodóvar. Periodico La Perla del Sur (Ponce, Puerto Rico). July 1, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
  19. ^ Playa Salinas.
  20. ^ Playa Santa Isabel
  21. ^ Esperan 100 mil personas el 25 de julio . Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  22. ^ "Porta Caribe, Puerto Rico - By Puerto Rico Channel". puertorico.com. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  23. ^ "Middles Beach Isabela, Puerto Rico". www.zeePuertoRico.com. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  24. ^ "Aguadilla Surfing Beaches".
  25. ^ Barbara Balletto (2003). Insight Guide Puerto Rico. Langenscheidt Publishing Group. pp. 196–. ISBN 978-981-234-949-1.
  26. ^ "Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico Beaches". Cabo Rojo PR. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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